¨&&¨¨&&¨&¨                                          ¨&&¨&&&¨¨&
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¨¨&&&&&&¨¨                                          ¨&&&¨&¨&&&
&¨&¨¨¨¨¨&¨                                          ¨&¨¨&&&&¨¨
&&&&¨¨¨¨&&                                          ¨&&¨&¨¨¨&¨
&¨¨¨&¨¨¨&¨ = = = = = = = =  = = = = = = = = = = = = &&¨&&&¨¨&&
¨&¨¨&&¨¨&& = = = = = = = = = = =  = = = = = = = = = ¨¨&&¨¨&¨&¨
¨&&¨&¨&¨&¨ = =  = = elves live in the land = = =  = &¨&¨&¨&&&&
&&¨&&&&&&& = = = =  beyond the great dam.  = = =  = &&&&&&&¨¨¨
&¨&&¨¨¨¨¨¨ =  it was built in the  late sixties.  = &¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨¨
&&&¨&¨¨¨¨¨ = = = the  elves came to us then.  = = = ¨&¨¨¨¨¨&&¨
&¨¨&&&¨¨¨¨ = = = = = = = = = = = =  = = = = = = = = &&&¨¨¨¨&¨&
¨&¨&¨¨&¨¨¨ = = = = = = = = = = = = =  = = = = = = = ¨¨¨&¨¨¨&&&
&&&&&¨&&¨¨ they  were  very  manipulative,  and  we ¨¨¨&&¨¨&¨¨
&¨¨¨¨&&¨&¨ came to trust them. = = =  = = =  = = us ¨¨¨&¨&¨&&¨
&&¨¨¨&¨&&& kids would play  down  at the water even ¨¨¨&&&&&¨&
¨¨&¨¨&&&¨¨ though we were not allowed. = = = = =  = ¨¨¨&¨¨¨¨&&
&¨&&¨&¨¨&¨ = =  sometimes  the sluice  would  close ¨¨¨&&¨¨¨&¨
&&&¨&&&¨&& entirely,  and  the  river  at  the dams &¨¨&¨&¨¨&&
¨¨¨&&¨¨&&¨ foot  would dry up, revealing the  rocky &&¨&&&&¨&¨
¨¨¨&¨&¨&¨& water   garden   that  had  been  hidden ¨¨&&¨¨¨&&&
&¨¨&&&&&&& beneath,  and we would go there. = = = = &¨&¨&¨¨&¨¨
&&¨&¨¨¨¨¨¨ = =  = =  before  the dam  opened again, &&&&&&¨&&¨
&¨&&&¨¨¨¨¨ there would  be  a signal, but the elves ¨¨¨¨¨¨&&¨&
¨&&¨¨&¨¨¨¨ would make us not hear it,  and suddenly &¨¨¨¨¨&¨&&
&&¨&¨&&¨¨¨ we  would find the water rising, already &&¨¨¨¨&&&¨
&¨&&&&¨&¨¨ at our knees.  = = = =  = = =  = = = = = &¨&¨¨¨&¨¨&
¨&&¨¨¨&&&¨ = = = =  = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ¨&&&¨¨&&¨&
&&¨&¨¨&¨¨& =  by then the elves would  be  gone.  = ¨&¨¨&¨&¨&&
¨¨&&&¨&&¨& = = = = = = = = = = = =  = = = = = = = = &&&¨&&&&&¨
¨¨&¨¨&&¨&& = = = = = = = = = = = =  = = = = = = = = ¨¨¨&&¨¨¨¨&
&¨&&¨&¨&&¨                                          &¨¨&¨&¨¨¨&
¨&&¨&&&&¨&                                          ¨&¨&&&&¨¨&
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